The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a revised memo Wednesday to strengthen the Special Focus Facility ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is updating its nursing home surveyor guidance to emphasize more off-hours surveys, standardize survey team composition and add more examples of Immediate ...

Nursing home leaders are rethinking not only how they operate but how they define opportunity heading into 2026. This is apparent from executives at ...

When the time comes to transition to nursing home care, figuring out how to pay for it is often a primary concern for families. Many people mistakenly believe Medicare will cover the entire cost of ...

Recent changes reverse years of advocacy efforts and are expected to affect care delivery for millions of older Americans.

While Medicare does not cover long-term nursing home stays, the federal agency provides limited coverage for short-term support in skilled nursing care facilities. These facilities specialize in ...

FESTUS, Mo. – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says it will no longer pay money to Festus Manor because it “failed to attain substantial compliance with certain Medicare and ...

For almost 40 years, workers and their supporters lobbied to change the rule, seeing it as a contributor to the low wages and meager benefits of a swiftly growing work force, one made up primarily of ...

Sometimes, a person may need intermittent or temporary home healthcare, such as after a hospital stay when they still require a certain amount of care. Medicare Part A covers home healthcare after ...